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James Taylor

Version
studio
published by
camille97
Tone
A-
A+
Slide
A -> La
Video
[Capo on 2]
Chords
	 
[Intro]
G/C C D Gsus4 G F#m7 B7
[Verse]
Em B7
When you're down and troubled and you
Em B7 Em7
need a helping hand,
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am7 D7sus4
and nothing, oh, nothing is going
G Gsus4 G
right,
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
F#m7 B7
close your eyes and think of me and
Em B7 Em Em7
soon I will be there
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am7 Bm7
to brighten up even your darkest
D7sus4 D7 Dsus2 D7
night.
to brighten up even your darkest night.
[Chorus]
G Gmaj7
You just call out my name, and you
C Am7
know wherever I am,
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G Gmaj7
I'll come running to see you again.
D7sus4 D7 Dsus2 D7
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 C
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all
Em
you got to do is call
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah,
D7sus4
yeah.
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
D7sus4
You've got a
G/C C Gsus4 G F#m7 B7
friend.
You've got a friend.
[Verse]
B7 Em B7 Em
If the sky above you should turn dark
B7 Em7
and full of clouds,
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 D7sus4
and that old north wind should begin
G Gsus4 G
to blow,
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
F#m7 B7 Em
keep your head together and call my
B7 Em7
name out loud.
keep your head together and call my name out loud.
Am7 Bm7
Soon I'll be knocking upon your
D7sus4 D7 Dsus2 D7
door.
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door.
[Chorus]
G Gmaj7
You just call out my name, and you
C Am7
know wherever I am,
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G Gmaj7
I'll come running to see you again.
D7sus4 D7 Dsus2 D7
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 C
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all
Em
you got to do is call
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah,
D7sus4
yeah.
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Bridge]
F C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've
got a friend when
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G Gmaj7
people can be so cold. They'll
C Fmaj7
hurt you and desert you.
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em A7
they'll take your soul if you let
them.
they'll take your soul if you let them.
D7sus4
Oh yeah, but don't you let
D7sus4 D7
them.
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
[Chorus]
G Gmaj7
You just call out my name, and you
Cmaj7 Am7
know wherever I am,
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
D7 Dsus2 D7
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 C
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all
Em
you got to do is call
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7
and I'll be there, yes I will.
D7sus4
and I'll be there, yes I will.
G C
You've got a friend. You've got a
G
friend.
You've got a friend. You've got a friend.
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a
friend?
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C
Ain't it good to know you've got a
G
friend?
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a
Gsus4 G
friend.
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.